"flying saucer" TV antenna

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Great Job Mike,
Howard Truitt
Camilla, Ga.
86 PT40
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> From: "mbrund" <mbrund@...>
> Date: 2007/06/08 Fri AM 01:12:45 EDT
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: "flying saucer" TV antenna
>
> I had a very similar issue with mine. I pulled the unit down from
> the roof and opened it up. What I determined was that a rectangular
> plate that sits below the styrofoam disk that the antenna elements
> are embedded into has worn out. The plate slides over the rotor
> shaft and the shaft has a flat spot ground into it, the plate has
> a 'D' shaped hole in it so that the plate is locked to the shaft.
> This then allows the styrofoam disk to be tightened down to the
> plate with the large fiber washer from the top of the disk. The
> plates "D" shape wore out on mine so instead of being 'D' shaped it
> was just like someone drilled a hole through it. I made up some
> small aluminum plates and drilled smaller holes and then hand filed
> them out into a 'D' shape and then riveted them to the top and
> bottom of the larger plate and then re-assy the unit.
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> I also found that one of the wires that was solded to one of the
> elements was busted and repaired that as well. It works fine now.
>
> Michael Brundridge
> 1992 WB40
> Georgetown, TX
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> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson
> wrote:
> >
> > Is the "flying saucer" TV antenna repairable? Is it worth
> repairing?
> > Mine raises and lowers as expected, but the rotator doesn't seem
> to
> > rotate. (At least, not all the time and not reliably.)
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Eventually, I'll get satellite TV, but for now I'm using the
> > broadcast antenna or cable if available.
> >
> > Pete Masterson
> > '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> > aeonix1@...
> > On the road at Chief Hosa, Colorado where it's cold and windy
> (gusts
> > to 75 mph) today
> >
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